April 2014

Review: Reflections on Silver River by Ken McLeod

by Jeff McMahon
Even by his own description, Ken McLeod is an unusual teacher. His primary training is in Tibetan Buddhism—he met his teacher Kalu Rinpoche in 1970— but instead of adhering to that or any particular lineage, McLeod incorporates…

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